If you’ve ever seen a rope-braiding machine in action, you know they’re amazing machines where bobbins of thread whirl and spin in a complex dance to weave the threads under and over each other.

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We love a good LEGO build as much as anyone, but Technics takes it to the next level in terms of creating working mechanisms. And nobody takes Technics as far as [Nico71], as evidenced by his ...

Making rope is a deceptively simple task since most people don’t realize it’s actually a complex weave of smaller strands. But thanks to Lego master Nico71, if you’ve ever thought about making your ...